Enhancement of Women Workers Access to Market (EWAM) Phase 2
Around 48% of the total population are women, of which only 14.53% are employed in formal and informal sectors Of the 14.53% employed women, around 67% are working in agriculture sector, 16% in industries and 15% in services sector Women face challenges such as Gender Based Discriminations, Domestic Restrictions, Harassment at Work Places, Lower Pay-Scales, Negative Attitudes, Unconducive Policies at Workplaces, etc. Available legislative resources remain untapped or under-utilized because of women’s low status within their employing institutions and state apparatus is not proactive in enforcement of laws organizations representing working women are few in number and lack capacity in negotiating with policy- and decision-makers Women employees in formal sectors are neither organized nor represented in male-dominated employee organizations Over the years, Pakistan has witnessed a gradual rise in the officially- measured economic participation of women in the workforce; however, little attention has been given to address the challenges faced by working women.
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Women Action for Better Workplace (WACTION) Phase 1
Around 48% of the total population are women, of which only 14.53% are employed in formal and informal sectors Of the 14.53% employed women, around 67% are working in agriculture sector, 16% in industries and 15% in services sector Women face challenges such as Gender Based Discriminations, Domestic Restrictions, Harassment at Work Places, Lower Pay-Scales, Negative Attitudes, Unconducive Policies at Workplaces, etc. Available legislative resources remain untapped or under-utilized because of women’s low status within their employing institutions and state apparatus is not proactive in enforcement of laws organizations representing working women are few in number and lack capacity in negotiating with policy- and decision-makers Women employees in formal sectors are neither organized nor represented in male-dominated employee organizations Over the years, Pakistan has witnessed a gradual rise in the officially- measured economic participation of women in the workforce; however, little attention has been given to address the challenges faced by working women.
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Women’s Voice and Leadership (WVL)
The Lady Health Workers Programme was started by the late Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto who was the first prime Minister of Islamic World. She had the vision to create much-needed support for women in a society where violence against women and lack of recognition of women’s labor is rampant. Health is one of the very basic needs of all including the working class and poor in the urban and rural areas of Pakistan. Pakistan did not have a developed health care system for all and especially for women who were not allowed to go out of the four walls even to receive medical care. Benazir Bhutto has come up with this unique idea to provide basic health services to the people of Pakistan at their doorstep. She was aware of the fact that women are the last to be served in the household arrangement therefore, she has chosen women to serve women, this way she had created job opportunities for the women at the grassroots who are providing basic services regarding sexual and reproductive health rights, basic immunization, and other services related to primary health care to the families across Pakistan. Women are being served in this programme not only at the demand side but also at the supply side where they get a respectable livelihood.
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Together for Decent Leather
This three year programme aims to improve working conditions and reduce labor rights abuses by promoting adherence to international labor standards and corporate social responsibility in leather based garment, footwear and accessories value chains in production hubs in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. The project is organized by an European-Asian consortium, consisting of the following organizations: ARISA (the Netherlands), the Bangladesh labor foundation (BLF), Cividep India, INKOTA (Germany), NOW communities (Pakistan), SOMO (the Netherlands), Sudwind (Austria).
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